The Fat Blog

It’s not difficult to be thin if you’re healthy, rich and happy. Oh, I know that it isn’t that easy, but the opposite can definitely make you fat. If you’re poor, it’s easier to eat junk food. It seems to be subsidized in our society. The same goes for being unhappy. ‘Comfort food’ is probably something we’ve all resorted to at one time or another. If you’re sick yhou can either put on weight (for not getting enough exercise) or lose weight because of the illness.

You might be wondering why I’m thinking along these lines. The reason is that I’ve been on sick leave for being burned out and depressed and before that I didn’t have the strength for anything but my work. If you haven’t been through this yourself the same thing it might be difficult to understand how it feels. Some days I could hardly get out of bed, let alone go for a walk. My appetite was up and down. I didn’t feel like eating until I got dizzy from hunger, and then I stuffed myself to compensate.

That definitely didn’t have any positive effect on my weight. To say the least. And when I finally stood on the scales for the first time in a very long time, I almost began to cry. That was when I made the decision. This time I’ll make it work. I don’t know if I’ll reach my target weight, but I’m not going to give up.

This is it, my own method for losing weight. Let’s call it the ‘Happy method’.

I made a note of my initial weight, then filled in my partial goals. I’m going to stand on the scales every Sunday and in between I’m going to try and forget my weight.

And now the exercise. I used to think negatively, about how tiresome it was to get ready and how long it took. Now I see the fun in the walk. I bring my camera, look for motives and try to find new places to go to. I used to think ‘I have to, because…’. Now I’m thinking ‘I want to, because…’.

And finally the food. That actually came first – I know it’s being recommended all the time – eating regularly. I’ve considered this a lot, but never managed to implement it before. The idea is to eat five times a day. It may sound like a lot, but I’m trying to even out my blood sugar levels throughout the day. And two of the meals can be half a cracker, or a piece of fruit. No more than one sandwich, no cookies or candy. No sweet beverages. And nothing after 8 pm.

I also try to serve the food in a pretty way. Focus on the colors. Peppers, cucumber, parsley. Other than that I try to reward myself with something fun, not anything to eat.

So there you have it. My own Happy Method .

So far it’s worked. Three Sundays in a row with a positive result. I love to see the downward curve, that slowly but surely, approaching my first partial target. And best of all, this is no temporary change. I can live like this all the time.